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5 October 20234 October 2023

European Commission OKs Novamont’s Purchase by Eni Unit Versalis

Last Friday European Commission gave the green light to Novamont’s purchase by Versalis


4 October 20232 October 2023

EU reaches deal banning ‘climate-neutral’ product claims

In the wake of longstanding complaints of greenwashing by consumer advocates, EU institutions finalised a new law on Tuesday (19 September) enacting a sweeping ban to combat the misleading of its citizens through erroneous claims of sustainability


EU verbietet Greenwashing von Produkten

Nach lang anhaltenden Beschwerden von Verbraucherschützern über sogenanntes „Greenwashing“ haben die EU-Institutionen am Dienstag (19. September) ein neues Gesetz verabschiedet. Es sieht ein umfassendes Verbot Produktversprechen über „Klimaneutralität“ vor, um die EU-Bürger vor Irreführungen zu schützen


29 September 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), September 2023

Review to the Annual General Meeting of the RCI, an update of the first major RCI-publication, the Guiding Principle Paper, a position-paper on the Commission Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD), RCI in Brussels, about the latest webinar with Alfa Laval and Borealis and more


EU funds €4.5 million to bioeconomy project exploring sustainable adhesives and coatings from tree bark

In a four-year project the partners will improve the sustainability and safety profiles of adhesive and coating products


Erforschung nachhaltiger Klebstoffe und Beschichtungen aus Baumrinde

Die Partner wollen in diesem vierjährigen Projekt die Nachhaltigkeit und das Sicherheitsprofil von Klebstoffen und Beschichtungsprodukten verbessern


25 September 202321 September 2023

Adapting Certification Schemes for Biomass and Biowaste Resources

The BioReCer Project aims to adapt the certification schemes for bio-based products to boost market confidence and use by the bio-based industries


70% of jet fuels at EU airports will have to be green by 2050

The European Commission seek to encourage the aviation sector to use sustainable aviation fuels in order to cut emissions


22 September 202319 September 2023

Recycling plastic waste into high-value materials: Plastics2Olefins is closing the loop

The Plastics2Olefins project is paving the way for the industrialisation of high-temperature pyrolysis for circular olefins production


E-fuels for new combustion cars must be 100% climate neutral: EU Commission draft

New cars and vans with internal combustion engines are allowed even after 2035, provided that they run “exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels”


EU-Kommission: E-Fuels für neue Verbrenner müssen klimaneutral sein

Neue Verbrenner-Fahrzeuge sollen demnach auch nach 2035 erlaubt sein, sofern sie „ausschließlich mit CO2-neutralen Kraftstoffen“ betrieben werden


21 September 202318 September 2023

Parliament raises recycling goals in EU Critical Raw Materials Act

The EU will aim to recycle at least 45% of each “Strategic Raw Material” contained in the Union’s waste under plans voted on by the European Parliament’s industry committee on Thursday (7 September)


18 September 202313 September 2023

InvestEU: EIF invests €50 million to support circular plastics

Infinity Recycling BV created markets for end-of-life waste streams by investing in advanced recycling technologies that enable circularity in the plastics industry


EU investiert in innovative Recycling-Technologien

Mit einem Zielvolumen von 150 Millionen Euro soll der Fonds das industrielle und kommerzielle Wachstum von Unternehmen, die neue Verfahren für innovatives Recycling von Kunststoffen entwickeln, unterstützen


13 September 202312 September 2023

Will the promise of CO2-neutral e-fuels hold?

When German transport minister Volker Wissing made a last-minute intervention earlier this year to stop the phase-out of internal combustion engines for cars, he argued that the potential of e-fuels as an alternative to electric mobility for climate-neutral road transport shouldn’t be excluded


11 September 202317 December 2024

Publication of RCI’s position paper on the Green Claims Directive proposal

This September, the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) has released a position paper concerning the Commission’s Proposal for a Green Claims Directive (GCD) from March 2023


4 September 202331 August 2023

European Green Deal: more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources

The Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming


1 September 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), August 2023

A very exciting month has passed again and you may find here the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission, several interesting articles and the announcement of a webinar with Alfa Laval, Borealis and Stahl


Pilot plant Alta first ‘JTF project’ in Zeeland: CO2 from chemical industry turns into raw material for batteries

First project in the Dutch Zeeuws-Vlaanderen/Vlissingen-Oost region is receiving funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate


31 August 202328 August 2023

Avantium awarded €0.76 million EU funding for its participation in the Rebiolution project

This programme aims to design and synthetize biobased and biodegradable polyester blends based on FDCA to be used as plastic coating for food packaging and for mulch films for agricultural applications


28 August 202317 December 2024

Sign the RCI Manifesto for the next European Commission (2024-2029)

The Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) is highlighting key issues as policymaker's awareness and support is crucial for the much-needed transition to renewable carbon


Boosting innovation in European bioeconomy

New projects to drive innovation within the European bioeconomy being funded by the CBE JU are outlined here


One year on, Europe is still missing a business case for industrial decarbonisation

The US Inflation Reduction Act is one year old today. Its first 90 days were enough for the US to overtake the EU’s second-place spot in producing cleantech


18 August 202314 August 2023

The success of the INITIATE project using carbon capture and utilisation technology

Antonio La Mantia, Director of Communications and Events, and Anastasios Perimenis, Secretary General at CO2 Value Europe, explore the INITIATE project that uses carbon capture and utilisation to contribute to a climate-neutral and circular economy


11 August 20238 August 2023

The twilight days of the European Green Deal

The European Union has been steaming ahead with its Green Deal for the past four years, but as it reaches the home stretch, a pushback on environmental legislation and shortcomings in industrial policy are set to slow it down


10 August 20237 August 2023

Berlin hopeful Brussels will greenlight large-scale hydrogen subsidies

Berlin has been making “good progress” in its talks with the European Commission on the potential scope of national subsidies for hydrogen power plants, according to German Economy and Energy Minister Robert Habeck


Förderung von Wasserstoffkraftwerken: Habeck hofft auf EU-Erlaubnis

Die Bundesregierung hat laut Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck in Gesprächen mit der EU-Kommission über den Umfang staatlicher Subventionen für Wasserstoffkraftwerke „wichtige Fortschritte“ gemacht


8 August 20233 August 2023

Bio-Ab-Cycling – Bioraffinerien zur Gewinnung von Rohstoffen aus Abfall und Abwasser

Rund 19 Millionen Euro an Fördergeldern sollen für gesamt fünf Demonstrations- und Pilotanlagen im Sinne von Raffinerien in Baden-Württemberg dienen, die noch kombiniert und erprobt werden müssen


Staatssekretär Dr. Andre Baumann und EU-Kommissionsvertreter Miguel Avila besichtigen InBiRa-Insektenbioraffinerie

Mithilfe von Insektenlarven, genauer den Larven der Schwarzen Soldatenfliege, sollen im Rahmen des Projekts InBiRa aus Lebensmittelabfällen und Bioabfällen zukünftig hochwertige Produkte gewonnen werden


4 August 20232 August 2023

9th EBRN Event- Marine-friendly biopolymers: characteristics and challenges

More than 120 participants proactively contributed in the different thematic sessions and policy makers to further explore this topic


14 July 202311 July 2023

Deforestation-free supply chains

New rules in force, 18 months transition period


Entwaldungsfreie Lieferketten

Neue Regeln in Kraft, 18 Monate Übergangsfrist


11 July 20236 July 2023

Commission tables proposal for 30% cut in EU food waste by 2030

The European Commission has proposed legally binding targets to reduce food waste by 2030, including a 30% reduction for households, restaurants, and retail, but organisations and lawmakers warn it does not match international ambition to halve food waste


7 July 202328 December 2023

Compostable Plastics: Unlocking the Potential in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

10 Member States are at risk of missing the target of 65% recycling of packaging waste by 2025


Kompostierbare Kunststoffe: Das Potenzial der Verpackungs- und Verpackungsabfallverordnung erschließen

Zehn Mitgliedstaaten laufen Gefahr, das Ziel einer 65-prozentigen Wiederverwertung von Verpackungsabfällen bis 2025 zu verfehlen


4 July 20233 July 2023

Infinite plastic recycling: The technology is ready, but what about legislation?

New chemical recycling technologies are creating an infinite loop for the plastic ecosystem, addressing waste streams that currently lack suitable recycling processes


19 June 202314 June 2023

Open Letter: Europe Can Count on the Bioenergy Industry for its Net-Zero Goals

Bioenergy plays and will keep on playing an increasingly important role in the EU’s efforts to decarbonise; this sector will be indispensable for meeting the European Union’s climate and energy targets for 2030, 2050 and beyond


12 June 20237 June 2023

Developing and strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy

John Bell, Director of Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation at the European Commission, discusses the strategies and initiatives in place to strengthen Europe’s bioeconomy


6 June 20231 June 2023

Forest soils can increase climate change mitigation with targeted management

Forest soils are larger carbon stocks than the trees that grow on them. Yet global studies on forest carbon stock changes often focus on wood biomass, wood products or various offsetting effects


1 June 202331 May 2023

Free Webinar on the Life Cycle Assessment of Avantium’s PEF

On 22 June, the PEFerence project team will organise a free webinar with the title: "PEF – A Circular Bio-Based Polymer with Improved Properties – LCA"


Driving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power

Researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts carbon dioxide and water into liquid fuels that can be added directly to a car’s engine as drop-in fuel


Fahren mit der Sonne: saubere, nutzbare Flüssigkraftstoffe aus Sonnenenergie

Künstliche Blätter können direkt sauberes Ethanol und Propanol produzieren


31 May 202314 May 2024

EU-Staaten stimmen für Digitalen Produktpass und gegen Vernichtung von Neuwaren

Anders als die bisher geltende Ökodesign-Richtlinie soll die neue Verordnung nicht nur für energieverbrauchsrelevante Produkte, sondern für fast alle physischen Produkte gelten


30 May 20234 October 2024

Monthly news from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), May 2023

Let's take a look at what happened in May 2023 at RCI


25 May 202323 May 2023

EU-Verpackungsplänen fehlt Praxisbezug: Paletten und Co. sind mobile Kohlenstoffspeicher!

Der HPE fordert, in Brüssel klar und unmissverständlich zwischen erneuerbaren Materialien wie Holz und solchen auf fossiler Basis zu unterscheiden


23 May 202317 May 2023

GRETE project: textiles from wood

The GRETE project has developed new and better technologies for wood pulp modification and it also improved cellulose dissolution and generation of high-quality textile fibres


22 May 202316 May 2023

McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe

Flawed assumptions and a “disturbing” lack of transparency characterise an industry campaign against reusable packaging, academics and campaigners warn


19 May 202316 May 2023

Simply EGG-genious: Students invent edible packaging from eggshells

Award-winning product from the University of Hohenheim: Packaging made from old eggshells impresses the jury as packaging for bagged soups, can be eaten & provides valuable additional proteins


Ceresana: Bioplastics Market Report

This is the eighth time that Ceresana has investigated the dynamically growing global market for “green” polymers: Analysts expect revenues generated with bioplastics to increase to around USD 11.4 billion by 2032


Ceresana: Marktstudie Biokunststoffe

Ceresana hat zum achten Mal den wachsenden Weltmarkt für „grüne“ Polymere unter­sucht: Die Analysten erwarten, dass der Biokunststoff-Umsatz bis zum Jahr 2032 auf rund 11,4 Milliarden US-Dollar wachsen wird

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